with the beep. >> reporter: people like pogue will declare victory, and so, too, might you. now in a recent update, david pogue wrote that at&t said it's exploring options for shortening those voicemail instructions. t-mobile said the issue has their attention. sprint has instructions on how to turn off the auto mated mayor-elect. but you still need to know the carrier the person you're calling has. you can find more and will how to turn things off on myfoxdc.com. >> i got to tell you, it would be worth it there. jeez. the news tonight ends and more at 11:00 starts right now. ♪ [ music ] off the top and new at 11:00, the skins taking on the steelers in game two of preseason play. >> it is the first game at home, and the rain didn't keep fans from heading to fedex

field. tonight, fox 5's dave feldman is live getting us started. just wrapped up. >> reporter: just finished. we've got good timing. the skins had a couple of goals today. first, how about scored a touchdown. something they didn't do last week in the 23-0 loss at the baltimore ravens. too, how about get a win so they could feel better about themselves? that would help things out, wouldn't it? and guess what, they're looking good today. their first possession after going three and out, fourth and 10th from their own 35, punting. but the direction to rob cartwright gets 15 yards to midfield for the first down, and that led to a field goal from sean suisse am, 20 yards. rocky linebacker ryan arapahoe comes to play. great all game. third quarter, redskins down 10- 3. chase daniel off, the 6'4" rookie marco mitchell. four-coast guard touchdown. game tied at 10-10. 13-10 in the fourth. chase daniel, a perfect pass to

fred davis for the 18-yard touchdown. and who says football players can't dance? the skins go on to win 17-13, and afterwards, i caught one one of the surprise heroes -- chase daniels. was it fun? >> it was a blast, man. finally glad to get out there and throw the ball around. throwing the ball around, get out, get dirty be get hit for the first time in a while. it felt good. >> reporter: this guy was thought to be by far number four on the depth chart. maybe that will change. certainly had a better game tonight than normally colt brennan who threw a pick although it wasn't his fault late in the game. coming up later on geico sports extra, guys will hear from marcus mason. a local guy from montgomery county. last year he led the nfl in rushing in the preseason. but he didn't stick with the team. tonight a good performance that's going to help his chances. all that's coming up with more on "geico sports extra." back to you. >> all right. looking forward to it. thanks. and a tripleheader

threatened to create the perfect storm trafficwise anyway. the redskins, dc united, and the nationals were all in action tonight. some fans say they moved their commute times up even earlier in the afternoon in order to avoid the traffic. in the end, fans say the triple threat was not as bad as they thought it would be. hurricane bill downgraded, the storm now a cat 1 as it continues its march north. huge swells from hurricane bill are causing extremely dangerous surf and life-threatening rip currents off the east coast tonight. including our area. coast guard had to be called to rescue a boat near ocean city, for instance. and rescuers arrived there just in time. the boat was sinking, and there weren't enough life jackets on board. and similar scenes up and down the east coast as beach- goers brace for hurricane bill. despite beach closings and dangerous current warnings, many diehards spend the day at the beach. fox meteorologist dominica davis has more. >> reporter: with dangerous

swells and rip current, a weakening hurricane bill moving up the west coast. officials warning beach-goers to be careful of large waves battering the shore. >> the concern is that the riptides are strong. there's a strong undertow. basically the waves are only going to get worse as the hurricane gets closer. >> reporter: from north carolina to new york, swimmers and surfers take advantage of the waves. >> you don't see this area this big of that size -- when you do you got to enjoy it. that's why we're out here late. >> kind of a silver lining on a black cloud. >> reporter: the big surf is too much for some, creating a dangerous reality for swimmers. >> we've had a half dozen rescues. >> reporter: many coastal families enjoying what's left of the summer but keeping a close eye on their children. >> i just stay within reason. keep the kids within the line of safety here. >> reporter: on the island of bermuda -- those taking an island vacation thankful the storm wasn't worse. >> it veered between us and the

u.s. we were very fortunate. >> reporter: on martha's vineyard all is calm. the white house is tracking the storm closely because the obamas are scheduled to begin a vacation here is on sunday. hurricane bill's expected to pass just to the east of the cape and the islands, but officials still warn residents that they have be on guard. in new york, i'm meteorologist dominica davis, fox news. as you heard, beaches all along the east coast were impacted. in our area, ocean city anderahoboth beaches were closed to swimmers. bethany remained open most of the day. cash for clunkers is coming to an end. while there is no end in sight to a massive wildfire overseas. we're every did where's at 11:00 tonight. time is running out to in on that clunker. th clunker program expires monday night at 8:00 p.m. some auto dealers are increasing staff for the last weekend while some cut off clunker sales today to make sure paperwork gets done in time. the obama administration calls it a success, but dealers say the rebate reimbursements have been slow. three weeks after a gunman

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a lot of rain out there today. you know what, it wasn't because of bill. we western getting the outer bands wrapping around that hurricane. you can see some of the outer bands now. and the rain we've had has moved on. there's a couple of light showers, okay. right along the eastern sections of the beltway and the eastern parts of the district, northeast. they're very, very light. little bit more rain down to the south. we'll watch it and see if it tracks up here. may have some of that early tomorrow morning. let me show you what's going on out there now because we do have a slow-moving frontal system. and everything's kind of waiting on this front, and this front is actually waiting on hurricane bill to kind of move on up to the northeast. as it does, and it -- it's getting out of here rapidly,

the front will be slowly moving on off to the east tomorrow afternoon. more scattered showers and some thunderstorms from the front, and along the front and off to the east. i think most of those storm tomorrow will be east of i-95. all of us at least have a chance to get a shower or a thunderstorm tomorrow, okay. not going to be completely dry, but not as wet as today. 74 in the city. look at this beautiful picture a hurricane. it is weakening, and it is slowly getting into some colder water up here. as it happens, it will weaken quite a bit. but it's beginning to move on off to the north and -- to the northeast quite rapidly. 25miles per hour now. and by tomorrow evening at this time, that's going to be way up around nova scotia there and becoming what we call extra tropical or losing its tropical characteristics. mostly clouds tonight, showers, thunderstorms possible but not probable. most of those are weakened and diminished out there this evening. mix of clouds and sun tomorrow.

orunwers, thunderstorms possible again. in the afternoon again, most of that from i-95 to the east. temperatures back to the middle 80s. futurecast by tomorrow afternoon, shows some of the thunderstorm activity. i-95 to the east, maybe a few showers back out to the west and to the northwest. but it looks like it's going to be a pretty decent day tomorrow. drying out machine, then the rest of the week -- turns out pretty nice. nice, warm, dry, mid to upper 80s. back to you. >> thanks. when it comes to interviews, you never get a second chance to make that first impression, really grab them. now there's a web site helping you put your best foot forward. and bringing the harvest home. one web site helping you find the closest locally grown goods. regina lewis has more in the "cyberedge." >> reporter: hi, if you're in search of work, not only do you need the right skills and experience, you need a resume that stand out from the pack. resume building site immerse.com lets you plug in

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hi, everybody, i'm dave feldman live at fedex field. a soggy fedex field. we're on a hot and humid evening, the written did something they hadn't done before. they won a preseason game. they lost their opener last week to the ravens. 23-0. they hadn't even scored a field goal or touchdown. they did today against the defending world champion steelers, and now they're victorious and in the win column. skins' first possession after going three and out. fourthnd 10 from their 35. punt formation. the direct snap to ross cartwright who who gets 15-yard to midfield for the first down. trickery by jim zorn. same drive, clinton portis, 11 yards to the pittsburgh 11. cp doesn't like the preseason but liked this. and he wasn't done. on the very next play, portis again. eight yards down to the three- yard line. and then the day would be done. but back to back, ledell betts

runs would get nothing. skins would have to set for a 20-yard field goal. washington up 3-0 after the first quarter. still frustrating upon getting in then zone. second quarter, pittsburgh's charlie batch over the middle, hines ward. makes a great catch. 24yards to the redskins' 13- yard line. two players later, willie parker with the 3-yard line for the touchdown. 7-3, pittsburgh takesthe lead. now right before the half, todd collins trying to hurry up offense -- hurries up and makes a mistake. intended for thomas, picked off by ratliff. returned to the steelers' 35. but the steelers would not make the field goal. the steelers led 10-3 at the half. second half the local kid from montgomery county. marcus mason. 18yards to the steelers' 24. marcus 11 carries for 48 yards. same drive formation, the nfl's leading rusher in the preseason last season can also catch. eight yard on the reception. down to the 4-yard line. two plays later, chase daniel the rooky from missouri.

lobs it up for marky mitchell. four yard for the touchdown. game tied at 10. daniel, 58-yard, two touchdowns. fourth quarter, steers up 13- 10. redskin get a break. they're punting. the steelers' joe burnett fumbles it. tripped by fred davis and darrell young recovers on the 18-yard line at pittsburgh. on the very next play, chase daniel from 18-yards tout davis, the touchdown. the skins take the lead 17-13. fred davis can dance and the skin get a win, 17-13. afterward, here's chase daniel. >> it was a blast, man. finally glad to get out and throw the ball around. throwing ball around. felt good. >> congratulations. >> thank you. >> second year in offense, started to get comfortable with thing. his fun today. >> reporter: was it fun running down there by the goal line? >> yeah. it's fun. but you playing against a great defense. going to be tough on the goal line. and, you know, we got it in. >> i'm happy that i was able to help the team get up and

everything, you know. i just do that just one time. i got come back. we can do the same thing. >> could have started out with a blast. that play -- more work on the pass and catch. but we looking good, and we feeling good, you know. so we'll be good. we'll be all right. >> reporter: the redskins feeling very good about themselves getting their first win. and you know what, they looked impressive even though they didn't score on that first drive. trickery, good play calling by jim zorn. and a nice, impressive day by the rest. we'll a break. whether we come back, marco mitch whole got the touchdown pass. for all event, you can get great lease deals. i love it! i just want to know it's the right move. me? thirteen days in the future. you get a deal on the car you always wanted. scheduled maintenance is included, it's all good. what's the future like? you love your new jetta.

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sports extra." our 15 minutes of fame goes to the rookie wide receiver marco mitchell who joins us live. marco, 3-4, 21 yards, and the touchdown. the rookie from nevada -- congratulations on a great game. >> thank you so much. you know, it just -- to come out here and display my talent. >> reporter: you guys got the first win. that was important especially after losing 23-0 to score. which you helped do. you guys scored a couple of touchdowns. also to feel better about yourself as a team, right? >> yeah. that shows a lot. like you said, last week we came out, we den score anything. we just basically got embarrassed by baltimore. you know, our whole mindset of this -- this game here was to in in and we was going to -- we was going to defend our turf and play real well. >> reporter: what happened on the play from chase daniel to you? >> coaches called up a play. he just called my number and chase threw it to me, and i made a pl on it. >> reporter: then fred davis, where would you grade his dance? you saw this dance? >> yeah, fred out there doing a little snaky leg. that's fred -- fred was

dancing. he out there having fun with it. >> reporter: marco, you're a big receiver on a team that doesn't have a lot of them. you know, santana's not the biggest guy, randall el's not, kelly's okay, they're not growing but taller guys. as a big receive, what -- was your goal, what, to make the team, to be a two receiver, three -- what goals did you set for yourself? >> as of now, you know, few goals -- to make the team -- my goals, you know, to make the team. on top of that my actual growls to help the team get over the hump and make it to that -- the super bowl that we're trying to get. >> reporter: y know there was fiestiness in the preseason. you and d'angelo hall went at it. what happened? are you able to say camera? >> a typical preseason -- it's not preseason if nobody don't get to fighting. just me and dow jones industrial average low got into a scrub -- to liven practice up a bit. >> reporter: how do you compare the ball that jason campbell throws injuries us chase daniel versus colt brennan? i'm not saying who's better, i'm not putting you on the

spot. not trying to get you in trouble. every quarterback throws a different ball. what's the difference in the way they throw the ball? >> you know, those -- those three type of guys, you know, they similar to each other. they got those quick releases, you know, if you don't get your head around the ball might hit you there in your face. you know other you all got to be prepared with those three guys. >> reporter: chase daniel surprised some people oy. not amendment people knew about him. talk about being generally listed at six feet. you and i know he's about 5'9", 5'10". he was impressive. >> chase like six feet. gouw to the give a man his props. he's like six feet. a lot of people haven't seen -- i guess if you really never seen chase play you know, chase is a really good quarterback. i had the opportunity to play against chase last year. you know, and i actually seen him in action. so chase -- chase is a real good quarterback, you know. he's-- despite his size, you know, everybody knocking him about his sigh. on top of that, he's -- he's a real good quarterback. >> reporter: from alabama, were people watching back home? >> yes, sir. people was watching. you know, i had to put on a little show.

>> reporter: there was celebrating in the south tonight and probably in -- in the littlest big town, too, reno, nevada. marco, thanks for become our geico 15 minutes of fame. >> thank you very much. thanks for having me. >> reporter: marco mitchell, rookie wide receiver. the redskins are victorious tonight. and they can feel better about themselves. they scored a couple of touchdown and win a game for the first time in this eseason. that will wrap it up from fedex field. when we come back, dave ross will take it over from the studio. tell you what else is happening in the nfl. ♪ ♪ tell me who's watching. (annncer) it's right here. it's easy. ♪ i always feel like somebody's watching me. ♪ it's the money you could be saving with geico.

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and welcome back to the show, everybody. the redskins not the only team in action tonight. there was some other nfl preseason action. and we begin with one of the redskins' biggest rivals in the nfc east. the giant taking on the bears. and the home opener for dave cutler, yeah. the much ballyhooed offseason acquisition from denver. and here in the second quarter, going up top is denver -- and he does. makes the great leaping catch right there. bears down the one. and that sets up cutler, play action.

desmond clark in the back to the end zone for the easy score. and the giant lose, ye. the bears all over them. 17-3. to cleveland we go now. the first start for the lyons' first-round draft pick, quarterback matthew stafford in cleveland. taking on the brownies -- first pass, not a good one. that's why he's a rookie. matthew stafford, growing pains. 5-13, 35-yard. the browns easily dispeas -- dispose of the lyons. once again, dave feldman all over the big story. the redskins beat the steelers 17-13. jason campbell not a strong outing. one of seven for 10 yards. clinton portis, five carries, 26-yard, chase daniel, of course, the two big touchdowns that you're seeing here. running to a second interception in as many games. hope hopefully cole will get it together. there might be competition at the number-three spot. many thanks to dave feldman at fedex. marco mitchell joined him live. rich dunn and travis ths